Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-06-25

Train Robbers secu-s Nearly 91oo. 900
From the Express Car and Passengers
ON . Sou,hern Pae &c Train.
GALvEsroA, June lS.-A report has just
reached here that the yes. bound California
express on the Southern Pac.e.:c railroad va 5
robbed at 3 o'clock this morning by band
of robbers near the town of Flatonia, in
Fayette county, about ninety fvs miles east
Of San Antonio, ana 100 miles west Of Hous-
ton. The express car was robbed. Nobody
was killed. It is rumored that the robbers
secured $4,000.
As the train drew up at Schulenburg two
men with drawn revoIvers, mounted the en-
gine, covered the engineer, and forc,d him
to phil tho train to the
open prairie q few hundred yards
away to the east, where q fire was
burning, and around which stood eight OF
ten men armed with Wincheeters. The rob-
bers on the engine stood guard over the
man at the throttle While the others went
through the mail, express and passengers.
The first man tackled by them vas w. New
the head with revolver and secured from
him about s., 0CO.
Lon Mayer. of Cincinnati, B. Z. Arm
stead, of New York, and q gentleman from
Mexico lost $500 each.
All ths passengers were relieved of what
immediate vsluables they possessed. It il
reckoned at about $1,000. Wells, Fargo q
Co.'S, express car was also gone through,
but the amount of money taken is not yet
known. No mail route agent was in the
train, but the through mail pouches in the
express car were all cut open and their con-
tents appropriated. The total amount So
cur6d by the robbers is estimated to be
$4,000 or 100000.
THE KNdME1R's STORY.
SoHuLENBuRa, TEX, June 18.-When the
east bound California express on the South
ern Pacific road arrived here at O'Clock
this this mo 3;s a.. nearly . an hour hour
four long and loud Whistles, indicating
few other citizens were soon at the depot
and learned that the train had been robbed.
B. q. Pickers, engineer, stated that
after leaving the depot at Flatonia
he saw q man, whom he took for
q tramp or drunkard, crawling upon
coal in the tender. Pickens asked him
what his business vas, whereupon the man
and told him to be quiet and st p the train
when commanded to do 80. The man then
called "Dick." an accomplish, who
was concealed between the tender and
express car. The engineer was told to stop
the train on short bridge q mile and q half
this side of Flatonia, which he did. A
small fire was burning on the side of tho
railroad bridge, to indicate the stopping
place. TIE train coming to q stop at
the right place, the two robbers we're
joined by four or five accomplices. The en-
gineer and fireman were marched of the cab
and told to wait further orders. The robbers
then proceeded to make search of the ex-
press car. While they were doing 80 the en-
gineer stole away to the first passenger coach
and told the PASSENGERS to conceal their
valuables. w. E. Folger had charge Of
els, Fargo q Co.'s express, and tried to
save portion of his money by throwing it
into the stove. He was caught in the act, how
ever and given two or three blows over the
head with pistol for his trouble. Folger
admitted that the robbers got
800 from him, but the amount
was evidently larger. Conductor
Lyons concealed his gold watch and most
of his money. Max Stakes drummer, gave
the robbers 1924 and saved $3.50 and gold
watch. A young Englishman in the sleeping
Car, whose mama could not be learned. refused
at first to give up his money, but finally, af-
ter being severely beaten about
the head and neck, he yielded, and
and gave up 81 Zoo, all the money he had.
The train carried no local mail, but several
pouches were cut open and rifled. There
was no shooting during the robbery.